Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-26
STATE NEWS.
AROOsTooK.

George Tarbell of Smyrna while at work
in the woods, accidently severed several toes
of one foot with his axe.
The pumping station of the Presque Isle
water works is completed and the pump has
been put in running order, ready for instant
use in case of fire. The ordinary pressure
in the mains, as indicated by the grange is
about SO pounds with an so foot head, suf-
ficient probably, to control any ordinary fire
as with this pressure, one-lnch streams can
be thrown over the Presque Isle Hotel. But
if occasion requires, by using the pump this
pressure can be increased almost ad hbitum.
Herald.
The antlets of an elk shot at Mud Lake
are ON exhibition in Caribou. They measure
three feet seven inches. tip to tip, and spread
thirty-two inches.
County Commissioners Burleigh and
Emery have completed the surveys on the
proposed road from Balls Mills to Ashland
which were commenced last month. The
road will run by Haystack Mountain, and the
distance between Presque Isle and Ashland
will be reduced about five miles when the
road is completed.
KENNEBEC.
The Kennebec County Pomona Grange
will meet with Pittston Grange on Wednes-
day. December eth.
PESoBsCOT.
Parties at East Corinth are agitating the
question of constructing trotting track in
that place. With the increase in the num-
Der of trotters in this section every town will
be wanting a race track.
The NJ. c. r. r, will change the grade at
Etna The station is nearly in the middle of
bor 10 fnr q to
start on, and the company intend to raise the
lower end and make the cut at the other end
deeper so as to change the grade several feet
and make it easy for heavy trains.
At the last regular meeting of Plymouth
Lodge, F. {. A. NJ, the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year: w. Fl:
Toothaker, NJ ii. S. Thorne, S. W; W. ii.
Condor, J. W; S. p. Clifford, Treasurer; l..
z. Toothaker, Secretary; A. NJ. Brown, S.
d; A. T. Morse, j. d; w. C.. Butman, S.
S; w. G. Loud, j. S A. Tasker, Tyler.
The Corinna Farmers Club has organized
for the season with the following officers;
+. l.. Jones, President; o. l.. Jones' Secre
tary F. f. Gardiner, Treasurer. Meetings
for discussion of farm topics are to be held
through the winter on every Saturday even
ing.
The schooner X. F. Hart is being loaded
at Bangor with l5O, 900 feet of long spruce
timber, for IA government dry dock at Brook
lyn. Three other cargOes of between 225,
600 and 250 900 feet each, of the same kind
of timber, have been shipped during the
summer for government docks at Newport
News, Va, and this timber is planned on one
side, and groved on the edges. The timber
has been shipped by James Walker & Co. to
H. B. Murch ( Co., of New York, who have
49,. 80 tl,n
Der dealers here have had part in supplying
the timber.
PISCATAQUIS.
Quite number ofdwellings have been built
at Greenville during the past season. +. l..
Sawyer and Hiram CoOmbs have each built
handsome and commodious house. =. Burs-
ley has built nice house and stable, with
slated roof. Shaw and knowltOn put up
quite large building, the lower part of
which is used for drug store and Lawyer
knowlton's office, the upper part for tene
ments and BARRIERS shop. Work on Capt.
Coles fine house is progressing. The ex-
terror is nearly completed, and when finished
it will be one of the best as well as one of
the handsomest houses in the place. Six or
seven other houses have been built and nice
school house. j. St. German is putting up
a goodsized two-story house, and S. S.
Davis is erecting building, part of which
will be used for photographers rooms j.
W. Romeo has bought \. w. Davisons place,
the latter having gone to California.
VIM. p. Appleyard of Guilford, will next
spring rebuild his wooden mills at Guilford.
which were burned last spring. He is one of
the most extensive wooden manufacturers in
the State, and his new mill will be of en-
l., l,
which is very large.
SAGADAHoC.
The Bath Board of Trade has appointed a
committee to form syndicate to build iron
vessels. Two men will furnish one-half of
the $50, 900 needed. Congressman Dingley
has promised to do his best to procure a gov
eminent contract for the association.
SOMERSET.
Recently, when George Crosby and David
Blaisdell were cutting cord wood on +. M.
Tibbetts farm in Palmyra, they found in a
yellow birch, lock of light brown hair tied
up with yarn. A hole had been bored in the
tree and the hair put in and then the hole
plugged up. By the thickness of the wood
over the plug. 1t was thought to have been
there more than thirty years.
The iron bridge near the Palmyra station
has been new y painted.
WAsHINGToN.
The schooner Leonice of Rockland was
towed into Jonesport harbor few days ago
by the government steamer. She was in
charge of the cook, who claimed that the
captain absconded with about $500 of the
vessels money, and he, the cook, undertook
to bring her to Rockland, with the above re-
suit
A wild cat, which for some time past has
been prowling in the woods near Harrington,
was captured in trap by c. +. Fish Monday
night. The varmint was unusually large and
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